# Machhlandapur Village, Mahisadal – Population & Literacy

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Village · Mahisadal, Purba Medinipur 

# Machhlandapur

Machhlandapur is a village in Mahisadal sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,374 people in 693 households**, the 24th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.1%.

- 3,374people (2011)
- 693households
- 81.6%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Machhlandapur

Of every 100 households in Machhlandapur in 2011, 59 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Machhlandapur · ■ Mahisadal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**6%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**85%

Use banking services ****28%**

**42%

Television ****24%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**28%

Own their home ****92%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Machhlandapur?

■ Machhlandapur · ■ Mahisadal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**86.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**948

Working population ****31.3%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 74.5% for women. 56% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 19 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (5%) · **■** Household industry 28 (3%) · **■** Other work 582 (55%) · **■** Marginal 379 (36%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Mahisadal

- Baramrit Bere3,720 people
- Kesabpur3,579 people
- Bamunya3,561 people
- Lakshya3,534 people
- Jagatpur3,320 people
- Bhanga Gara3,295 people
- Madhya Hingli3,261 people
- Ichhapur3,045 people

[All 75 villages in Mahisadal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/mahisadal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Machhlandapur?3,374 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machhlandapur in?Purba Medinipur district (Mahisadal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Machhlandapur?81.6% (Census 2011)